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Dr. Hobson has over 30 years of practical experience in product safety evaluation, toxicology and regulatory affairs. His international expertise as a consultant to government and industry clients on product and technology development issues for pharmaceutical, medical device, biotechnology, nanotechnology, wound healing and tissue repair projects is well received and highly valued. He was formerly the Vice President for Medical Research and Development at Battelle Memorial Institute, Vice President for Medical Product Research and Development, Healthpoint, Ltd, Vice President for Research and Development, Chrysalis Biotechnology Inc. and Director of Pharmaceutical Sciences for DPT Laboratories Ltd.

Dr. Hobson received his BS degree from the University of Nebraska and his MS and PhD degrees from Texas A&M University and has over 100 publications in various aspects of toxicology and product development including a book and several book chapters and is an inventor on twelve issued U.S. patents. He is board certified by the American Board of Toxicology and has served as President of the American College of Toxicology, the Roundtable of Toxicology Consultants and the Dermal Toxicology Specialty Section of the Society of Toxicology.

He has been intimately involved in the research, development, manufacturing and commercialization of various therapeutic products including pharmaceuticals and medical devices for wound healing, burn, dermatological, orthopedic, cardiovascular, oral, ophthalmic, anti-infective and tissue repair applications intended for human and veterinary use on an international scale.